Link Centre Dictionary

hautboy

haut·boy

UK/ˈhəʊˌbɔɪ/ US/ˈhoʊˌbɔɪ/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

Synonyms

Origin

From Middle French hautbois. Doublet of oboe and hautbois.

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.